Cuir de Cordoue du XVIIe siècle

The Cordoba Leather or Gilded Leather

The warm material of leather combined with the play of light of its…


Encrier en argent massif figurant Psyché, XIXe siècle

A Solid Silver Inkwell, 1860 - 1890

Placed on four feet decorated with a cartouche and acanthus…


Oreiller chinois de fumerie d'opium , XIXe siècle

Chinese Opium Den Pillow, 19th Century

Precious Pillows Rigid pillows in China are not new. Already during…


Buste de Georges Clémenceau (1841 - 1929), sculpté et signé par Charles Hofman (1896 - 1965)

Georges Clémenceau (1841 - 1929) Bust

Charles Hofman, a talented but discreet sculptor Charles Hofman was…


Buffet ribbank des Flandres ou des Pays-Bas, XVIIe siècle

The Ribbank Dresser

Almost always as high as they are wide, these pieces of furniture are…


Visite de Louis XIV à la Manufacture des Gobelins, le 15 octobre 1667. D'après un carton de Charles Le Brun. Tapisserie de basse lisse en laine, soie et fiil d'or.

The Gobelins Tapestry Factory

Once the formerly dispersed Parisian factories were brought together in…


Paire de vases Médicis en fonte, XIXe siècle

The Turtle Fountain in Rome reviewed by Tavani Roma in 1947

Fountain of the Turtles or the Power of the Mattei in Rome The Fontana…


Rince-doigt en argent massif. Maison Tavani, Rome, 1947

The Turtle Fountain in Rome reviewed by Tavani Roma in 1947

Fountain of the Turtles or the Power of the Mattei in Rome The Fontana…


Paire de potiches en faïence de Sarreguemines, modèle « Duplessis » daté de 1878

Pair of earthenware vases from Sarreguemines, “Duplessis” model dated 1904

Some pieces of earthenware are exceptional for their rarity, their…


Paire de nautiles montés sur bronze, XIXe siècle

Nautilus

Bringing together both the rich shimmer of mother-of-pearl and the elegance…